First trailer for The Eagle starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell

November 10, 2010 - By Liam Goodwin

Focus Features has released the first trailer for The Eagle, a Roman epic lead by Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell. The movie comes from director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) and follows a young Roman centurion who attempts to uncover the truth about the disappearance of his father’s legion.

Watch the trailer below:

It has similarities to Centurion which was also shot in Scotland and also revolves around the disappearance of Rome’s 9th Legion. The Eagle doesn’t look as violent though, so it may not be restricted by a harsh rating.

Here’s the official synopsis:

In 140 AD, two men – master and slave – venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism…The Roman epic adventure THE EAGLE stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell and is directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald. 20 years earlier, Rome’s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius Aquila, marched north carrying their treasured golden Eagle emblem. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Hearing a rumor that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far north, Flavius’ son Marcus (Tatum), determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, is galvanized into action. Accompanied only by his slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out into the vast and dangerous highlands of Scotland – to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father’s memory, and retrieve the hallowed Eagle. Along the way Marcus realizes that the mystery of his father’s disappearance may well be linked to the secret of his own slave’s identity and loyalty – a secret all the more pressing when the two come face-to-face with the warriors of the fearsome Seal Prince (Tahar Rahim).